Proverbs 2:11–12
Proverbs 2:11–12 — The New International Version (NIV)
11 Discretion will protect you,
and understanding will guard you.
12 Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men,
from men whose words are perverse,
Proverbs 2:11–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
11 Discretion shall preserve thee,
Understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man,
From the man that speaketh froward things;
Proverbs 2:11–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)
11 Wise choices will watch over you.
Understanding will keep you safe.
12 Wisdom will save you from evil people,
from those whose words are twisted.
Proverbs 2:11–12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
11 Discretion will preserve you;
Understanding will keep you,
12 To deliver you from the way of evil,
From the man who speaks perverse things,
Proverbs 2:11–12 — New Century Version (NCV)
11 Good sense will protect you;
understanding will guard you.
12 It will keep you from the wicked,
from those whose words are bad,
Proverbs 2:11–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)
11 Discretion shall watch over thee;
Understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of evil,
From the men that speak perverse things;
Proverbs 2:11–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
11 discretion shall keep thee, understanding shall preserve thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the man that speaketh froward things;
Proverbs 2:11–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
11 Foresight will protect you.
Understanding will guard you.
12 ⸤Wisdom will⸥ save you
from the way of evil,
from the person who speaks devious things,
Proverbs 2:11–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
11 Discretion will watch over you,
and understanding will guard you,
12 rescuing you from the way of evil—
from the one who says perverse things,
Proverbs 2:11–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
11 prudence will watch over you;
and understanding will guard you.
12 It will save you from the way of evil,
from those who speak perversely,
Proverbs 2:11–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
11 Discretion will watch over you;
understanding will protect you,
12 in order to deliver you from the way of evil,
from a man who speaks devious things—
Proverbs 2:11–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
11 Good sense will keep you safe.
Understanding will guard you.
12 Wisdom will save you from the ways of evil men.
It will save you from men who twist their words.
Proverbs 2:11–12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
11 Discretion will guard you,
Understanding will watch over you,
12 To deliver you from the way of evil,
From the man who speaks perverse things;